The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-08-13

THE King of Holland is growing oil and
feeble, and, having no direct heir, the
question of the succession is agitating not
only the Dutch but their German neigh
bors.
THE pitcher of the Albion Qa.) baseball,
nine is preacher, and at game played
on the 9th with the Grinnell Club, 1t is
said, he prayed, preached to the umpire,
who was inclined to favor the other side,
and pitched such good game that the
Grinnells were hardly able to touch him.
THE people of the township of Tay.
mouth, Saginaw County, Mich, are in a
state bordering on terror at the depreda-
ations of gang of young toughs, mostly
strangers, who rob houses, compel house
holders to get up dinners for them, and
who enfort their demands at the muzzles
of shotguns.
HENRY COUNTY, Ia, one of the oldest To-
calities in the State, celebrated Old Set
tiers day on the 9th, at Mount Pleasant,
with great enthusiasm. Twelve thousand
people were present.
A BLooDLEss duel was fought with re,
volvers at Montreal, Can, on the night of
the 9th, between Mr.. Bolvin, city editor Of
French newspaper, and Viscount
Daignaut, who is connected with French
| theater. 1t is intimated that only blank
cartridges were provided by the seconds.
In the suit of the Law and Order Society
of Pittsburgh, Pa, against number of
druggists for selling saltwater on Sun
| day, Judge Collier, on the 9th, affirmed the
convictions of the defendants on the ground
| that saltwater was not an overpowering
necessity and was not sold as medicine.
| A NATIONALIST and Orange riot occurred
on the 7th near Belfast. One man was
killed and many injured.
FULTON, Ia, is in q great state OF com.
| motion over the apparent discovery of
natural gas on farm in that township.
| FRANZ CLARK was shot at Eaton Rapids,
Mich, on the night of the 9th, by John
Williams, and died the next morning
! Clark insisted on being introduced to a
young woman with whom Clark attended
the Salvation Army meeting, and being re-
fused he assaulted Williams and was
shot.
MRS. LoGAN's accident having proved OF
more serious character than was at first
imagined, she will be confined to hel
couch for many weeks yet. Although the
second setting Of the injured shoulder was
successful, much time and strength wa!
wasted by unskillful treatment at the first
FIRST ASSISTANT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
STEVENSON has accepted an invitation t.
deliver the annual address at an agricult
ural fair of the counties comprising the
Fifth congressional district of Illinois, t.
be held at Woodstock, McHenry County
The address will be delivered on the 27tl
of September next.
WHEN Sherman W. Knevals, law-part
ner of the late President Arthur, arrived
from Europe by the Servia on the 7th, h
was met by the announcement that hi
only son, Russell w. Knevals, twenty-five
years old, was dead. Young Knevals wa
found dead in his bed in the morning. H
probably died of heart disease.
AMONG the arrivals from Europe on tn
18th were Mr.. McLane, Minister to France
and John w. Mackay. The latter bein
interviewed refused to say whether it wa
true that he had bought James Gordo
Benefits share in the Commercial Cabl
!, Company, OF. whether he had made an,
agreement with Jay Gould which woul
make the cable rates forty cents word.